Amador County – An Amador County man was charged with felony cruelty to animals last week after allegedly killing a puppy with an axe.

Amador County Undersheriff Jim Wegner released details about the incident, saying that Jeffery Eugene Kay, 28, of the Oaks, was charged with felony animal cruelty, burglary and violation of probation. Kay was also arrested on two active Amador Superior Court Arrest Warrants, one for domestic violence and one for violation of a domestic violence restraining order.

At about 10 a.m. on Dec. 9, Amador County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the report of a disturbance in the Oaks Mobile Home Park. Upon arrival to a residence on Park Circle, Deputies contacted a very distraught, 23-year-old female victim, who reported that Jeffery Kay had entered her residence and let her dog outside.

She reported that Kay followed the dog outside, at which time she heard the dog yelp. The victim said she went outside to check on the dog and found Kay holding an axe and the dog dead at his feet.

The victim reported Kay apologized to her and then fled towards Oak Drive. The victim said the canine was a 7-month-old Australian Shepherd named Big that she had rescued when it was weeks old.

Amador County Sheriff’s Deputies searching the park for Kay learned that he was possibly within a residence on Oak Drive. Deputies entered the residence and found Kay, who was compliant and was taken into custody without incident.

In an interview, Kay told deputies he had been contemplating killing the dog for several months and that it was on his list of things to do before he was arrested again and returned to jail. Kay said he felt the dog was aggressive and did not behave well.

Kay was booked into Amador County Jail. The deceased canine was subsequently transported to a local veterinary clinic pending a necropsy.

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